European Journal of Dermatology
MENUDiagnostic value of horizontal versus vertical sections for scarring and non-scarring alopecia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Volume 26, numéro 4, July-August 2016
Auteurs
1 Department of Dermatology,
Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,
299 Qingyang Road, Wuxi,
Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,
299 Qingyang Road, Wuxi,
3 Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
School of Public Health,
Nanjing Medical University,
101 Longmian Road, Nanjing,
School of Public Health,
Nanjing Medical University,
101 Longmian Road, Nanjing,
4 Department of Dermatology,
First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,
300 Guangzhou Road,
Nanjing, China
First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,
300 Guangzhou Road,
Nanjing, China
* Reprints
- Mots-clés : alopecia, scarring, non-scarring, scalp biopsy, histopathology, vertical section, horizontal section
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2016.2797
- Page(s) : 361-9
- Année de parution : 2016
Vertical sections (VS) have historically been more often used in diagnosing skin disease, as they show the full dermal thickness in each section, as well as allow for precise identification of the inflammatory infiltrate, metabolite deposition, and interface vacuolar degeneration. Furthermore, VS are widely used in diagnosing hair loss and are believed to confer a diagnostic advantage, especially when investigating scarring alopecia (SA) [1, 2].Since Headington's first description [3], horizontal [...]